Job 37:8

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Then the animals go into their lairs and hibernate in their dens.

Berean Standard Bible:

The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.

American Standard Version:

Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Then the beasts{H2416} go{H935} into{H1119} dens{H695}, and remain{H7931} in their places{H4585}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 104:22

  • The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

Job 38:40

  • When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait?

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Commentary for Job 37:8

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H2416
    There are 452 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חַי
    Transliteration: chay
    Pronunciation: khah'-ee
    Description: from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
  2. Strong's Number: H935
    There are 2307 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בּוֹא
    Transliteration: bôwʼ
    Pronunciation: bo
    Description: a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
  3. Strong's Number: H1119
    There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בְּמוֹ
    Transliteration: bᵉmôw
    Pronunciation: bem-o'
    Description: prolongation for prepositional prefix; in, with, by, etc.; for, in into, through.
  4. Strong's Number: H695
    There are 228 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶב
    Transliteration: ʼereb
    Pronunciation: eh'-reb
    Description: from אָרַב; ambuscade; den, lie in wait.
  5. Strong's Number: H7931
    There are 123 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁכַן
    Transliteration: shâkan
    Pronunciation: shaw-kan'
    Description: a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to שָׁכַב through the idea of lodging; compare סִכְלוּת, שָׁכַם); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively); abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
  6. Strong's Number: H4585
    There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְעוֹנָה
    Transliteration: mᵉʻôwnâh
    Pronunciation: meh-o-naw'
    Description: or מְעֹנָה; feminine of מָעוֹן, and meaning the same; {an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)}; den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.